Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,333, Elijah Dinsmore, N.H.

SERVICE
N.Y.
Dinsmore Elijah
NUMBER
S.8333
CONTENTS
carded.
Full name of wife

Letter from M c Key 18/Mch 1856
St. Louis & Louis
July 22/52
10.829. New Hampshire
Elijah Dinsmore
Stafford in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Poor in the N.H. time for 6 Mths Defense 8 " 16 Ds Private
Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 50 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of April 1833 and Supt G. A. S. Bartlett Dyer N.H.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $100.84 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept " 25.21
$126.05
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. M c Blain Clerk, Book 8, Vol. 1, Page 80.

Deputation of Capt Elijah Dinsmore of Conway N H for the benefit of the art of Conway - paid June 7 th 1832 -
13.989

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. County of Strafford
At a Court of Probate held at Baton in said County
On this tenth  fourteenth day of September personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said County in open court Elijah Dinsmore a resident of Conway in the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged seventy  seventy years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he Volunteered in the army of the United States in the year 1775 with Capt Smith Emerson and served in the N.H. Militia regiment of the as a Volunteer time , under the following named officers: That in the summer of 1775 the said Smith of Lee in said State by request of the people of Portsmouth marched his Company of Militia to Portsmouth in said State for its defense against the hostile menaces of a British Frigate that in the said Dinsmore by permission of his father volunteered & was a member of said Company, that he was at Portsmouth as near as he can recollect about six weeks, guarding and fortifying its harbor and then dismissed verbally by D. Smith with the rest of his Company. That soon time in the month of November 1775 he enlisted in a Company of Volunteers as fife for 6 months under the command of his father Capt Elijah Dinsmore of Lee N.H. That he marched from said Lee about the first of December following to Winter Hill near Boston - thinks he belonged to Col. Poor Regt - That he, together with the rest of the company was dismissed verbally the latter part of April 1776, soon time after the British army had evacuated Boston, having served 6 months. That soon after his discharge he moved to Conway N.H. where he now resides. That in May 1784 under the order of a draft for three soldiers from Conway he volunteered and was attached to Capt Smith's Company - marched first to Shelburne, helped bury the dead lately killed by the Indians there - thence through the Coos country to the northern frontier where he & Company were stationed till about the close of November following when he was dismissed verbally with the rest of said Company & returned home - Having served seven months. That immediately he enlisted in a detachment under the command of Samuel Willey Esquire, does not distinctly recollect Willey's rank, but recollects that he was called and obeyed as Capt by the soldiers - that he marched in said Willey's Company, took the place of Capt Smith's Company on the northern frontier to guard the same - there staid till the last of April or the first of May 1782 when he was discharged by Willey & returned home to Conway where he now resides - Having served in this War - five months and in all his tours and services a half months.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Elijah Dinsmore
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate
James Bartlett Regt of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Elijah Dinsmore for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court, this 13th day of September
James Bartlett Regt

No 13989
Dinsmore Elijah Dinsmore Stafford Coatsy New Hampshire
Super 6 Months Annual 8. 16 days 14 16
$50.42
Jas Bartlett, Regt. Stafford Col. New Hampshire Dover NH

BRIEF in the case of  Elijah Dusenon  County of Strafford  in the State of New Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 yrs  4. State his service as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     Vol — In 1775 — 1 — 15 private Capt S. Emmons   Enlisted — 1775 Nov. (3. 11) — 6 — — fifer Capt E. Dusenon, Col Poor   Draft — 1781 May — 2 — 1 private Capt Smith   Enlisted — — 5 — — Capt J. Willy & Capt Smith  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Portsmouth New Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Six living witnesses certified to be credible  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richd Heyworth  Examining Clerk.
X a Roll of service for 2 Mos & 1 day service only

October 11, 1937
Elijah Dinsmore S. 8333 BA-J/AWF EW
Dr. Howard A. Denbo 804 Building and Loan Tower South Bend, Indiana
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Elijah Denbo who was born in Lee, New Hampshire, was a Captain in the Revolutionary War, and died in September, 1823 in Conway, New Hampshire; his son, Elijah Denbo, Jr. who you state was a Captain in the Revolution, but in a different regiment from his father; Solomon and Robert Denbo, soldiers in the Revolution, and Robert Denbo of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Lieutenant from 1807 until 1811. You state that this name is variously spelled, Denbo, Denbow, Denmore, Densmore, and Dinsmore.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war. A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of either Solomon or Robert Denbo under any spelling of that surname. This office is unable to identify the record of the Robert Denbo, Lieutenant- 1807 to 1811, with the data furnished.
The Revolutionary War records of two Elijah Dinsmores are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

October 11, 1937.
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Dr. Howard A. Denbo 804 Building & Loan Tower South Bend, Indiana
BA-J/ady S.8333 Elijah Dinsmore
Dear Sir:
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, based upon the military service of Elijah Dinsmore in that war.
The date and place of birth and the name of the mother of Elijah Dinsmore are not stated.
While a resident of Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire, Elijah Dinsmore enlisted in the summer of 1775, and served about six weeks as private in Captain Smith Emerson's New Hampshire Company. He enlisted in November 1775 and served six months as fifer in his father's, Captain Elijah Dinsmore's, Company, Colonel Poor's New Hampshire Regiment. Soon after this service he moved to Conway, New Hampshire. He enlisted in May 1781, and served seven months as private in Captain Smith's New Hampshire Company. He enlisted, served five months as private in Captain Samuel Willey's New Hampshire Company and was discharged about the first of May 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832, at which time he was seventy years old and a resident of Conway, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
There are no family data, except the above reference to soldier's father.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Account Office, Washington, D. C.,

and cite the following data:
"Elijah Dinsmore, Certificate No.10829, issued April 27, 1833, rate $50.42 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Hampshire Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

January 16, 1936.
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Dr. Francis J. D'Enbeau Terre Haute, Indiana
BA-J/ady Elijah Dinsmore S.8333
Dear Sir:
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension based upon the military service of Elijah Dinsmore in that war.
The date and place of birth and the name of the mother of Elijah Dinsmore are not stated.
While a resident of Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire, Elijah Dinsmore enlisted in the summer of 1775, and served about six weeks as private in Captain Smith Emerson's New Hampshire Company. He enlisted in November 1775 and served six months as fifer in his father's, Captain Elijah Dinsmore's Company, Colonel Poor's New Hampshire Regiment. Soon after this service he moved to Conway, New Hampshire. He enlisted in May 1781, and served seven months as private in Captain Smith's New Hampshire Company. He enlisted, served five months as private in Captain Samuel Willey's New Hampshire Company and was discharged about the first of May 1782.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 13, 1832 at which time he was seventy years old and a resident of Conway, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
There are no family data, except the above reference to soldier's father.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C.,

and cite the following data:
"Elijah Dinsmore, Certificate No.10829, issued April 27, 1833, rate $50.42 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Hampshire Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

January/6, 1936.
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BA-J/ady
Dr. Francis J. D'Enbeau Terre Haute Indiana
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Solomon, Stephen or Robert Densmore, all spellings of the names searched.
The records of two soldiers with the name Elijah Dinsmore, all spellings of the surname searched, are found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. Their records are furnished you herewith, on separate pages, as found in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

DR. HOWARD A. DENBO ORTHODONTIST 804 BUILDING AND LOAN TOWER SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
September 29, 1937.
The Director, U. S. Veterans Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I have found in some old family records the following;
"Capt. Elijah Denbo of the New Hampshire Troops, assigned his military bounty lands, located in Crawford County, Indiana to his son, Joseph, in 1800. Then Joseph applied for his father's unclaimed pension" Reference; Denbo-Joy Pension Applications and Records, 1851!"
This Captain Elijah Denbo, was born in Lee, New Hampshire, served in the Revolution as Captain of a Company of Troops he organized, receiving his Commission from Gov. Weare, at Exeter, Mass., in 1775, was attached to Colonel Poor's Regiment of General Washington's Army. Later find him listed as Colonel Denbo. Sometimes find the name spelled Denbo, Denbow, Denmore, Densmore or Dinsmore, all referring to the same individual. He died in Conway, New Hampshire, September 1823.
Do your records contain any information as to the issue of military land bounty warrants to this said Capt. Elijah Denbo or the assignment of same to his son Joseph, or anything in regard to the granting of a pension for the military services of Capt. Elijah Denbo.
The Elijah Denbo, Sr., also had a son, Elijah Denbo, Jr., who also served as a Captain during the Revolution, but in a different Regiment.
Also there was a Sergeant Solomon and a Private Robert Denbo, who served during the Revolution as members of Capt. Sweeney's Company, 5th Battalion, Pennsylvania Troops and also listed as members of the Continental Line Forces, in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This territory was also claimed at the time by Virginia. Do you have any record on any issues of military land bounty warrants to either of these men or of any pensions.
In 1807 to 1811 find Lieutenant Robert Denbo in service at Jeffersonville Indiana, but no record of any land grants to him in the Clark County issue to George Rogers Clark. This seems strange as so much land was issued to members of the Military, and suspect that people were just as anxious to get something given to them as they are today.
I will be very glad to receive any information from your records that may receive. If there is a charge for copying such records please advise me and will forward the amount due.
Yours truly,
Howard A. Denbo

1936 Jan 16. Hist. to Dr. Francis J. D'Enbeau See his letter in case Elijah Dinsmore, R. - Rev. War. 9.10.72 1936 June 23 - Letter to Dr. Francis J. D'Enbeau - See his letter in case Elijah Dinsmore - R. Feb 1937 Oct. 11. Hist. to Dr. Howard A. Dento. A.D.Y.
Rehran
8333 INVALID.
File No. 8333
Elijah Dinsmore This Rev. War.
Act: June 1 th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1st, Page 96
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Deposition Samuel Willey Esq. for Capt. Elizabeth Dunsmore

I Joseph Wilder of Conway in the County of Stafford and State of New Hampshire testify that during the latter part of the Revolutionary war, I lived in Lancaster in said State, and about the year 1781 Capt. Elijah Dinsmore, now living in said Conway came to my father's in said Lancaster as a member of a detachment of soldiers commanded by Samuel Willey Esq. for the purpose of guarding the frontier inhabitants against the depredation of the Indians.
Joseph Wilder
Stafford R.D. Conway August 16 th 1832 -
Subscribed and sworn to before me
James Willey Justice of Peace
I the subscriber certify that the above named Joseph Wilder sustains a fair moral character and that his declarations, acts, and attestations are entitled to full faith & credit -
James Willey Justice of Peace
State of New Hampshire Staffordsp. Sep r 13 th A.D. 1832 -
I James Paillett hereby certify that James Willey whose name is signed to the three foregoing papers is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Stafford
James Paillett
Reg. Prob. Court

I John Runtlet being over seventy five years of age testify that soon after the battle of Bunker hill in June 1775 Capt Elijah Dinsmore of Lee in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire enlisted a company of Volunteers in the town of Lee Nottingham and the adjacent towns for the purpose of Marching for the defense of Boston. Elijah Dinsmore son of the said Capt Dinsmore of said Lee & now of Conway was a member of said company and went with them to Boston - I have been acquainted with said Dinsmore over sixty four years and he now lives in Conway in the county & State aforesaid where I now reside - John Runtlet
Strafford & Conway August 16 th 1832 Subscribed and sworn to before me
James Willey Justice of Peace
I the subscriber certify that the above named John Runtlet sustains a fair moral character and that his declarations, acts and attestations are entitled to full faith and credit - August 16 th 1832
James Willey Justice of Peace

I Samuel Kelley of Conway N.H. aged eighty years testify that soon after the battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775 Capt Elijah Dinsmore of Lee in the State of New Hampshire enlisted a company of Volunteers in the towns of Lee, Nottingham and the adjacent towns for the purpose of marching for the defence of Boston. When I left Lee & moved to Conway Capt Elijah Dinsmore of Lee son of the said Capt Elijah Dinsmore of said Lee & I was a sergeant in the same was a fife in said company. Said Dinsmore enlisted in said company some time in the month of November 1775, joined the army about the first of December at Winter Hill and was discharged in the month of April 1776 some time after the British Army had evacuated Boston. Said company as near as I can recollect belonged to Col o Poor Regiment. I further testify that soon after our discharge said Dinsmore & I moved to Conway in said State where we now reside. Between the year 1781 The Indians came on to the frontier in Shelburne, killed two men & carried away some prisoners soon after that said Dinsmore went over & helped bury the dead & then went with Capt Smith to the northern frontiers and was there & there about some time but I can not recollect how long - but as near as I can recollect he returned about the last of Nov r 1781.
In November 1781 by authority of the State of New Hampshire I enlisted a detachment of soldiers and marched for the defence of the northern frontiers about the first of December 1781 & returned about the last of April  some time in May 1782. Said Dinsmore was a member of my company and served his time out as a good soldier. Furthermore I recollect that in the summer of 1775 said Dinsmore volunteered and went to Portsmouth for its defence and was there under Capt Smith Emerson about six weeks as near as I can recollect.
Stafford N.H. Conway Sept 12 th 1832
Sam l Kelley Subscribed and sworn to before James Kelley Justice of Peace -

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Elijah Dinsmore which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No Clergymans certificate 5 witnesses
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 5 living witnesses
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
REQUIRE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
REQUIRE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

W 156
Elizah Dinsmore
7 March 1826. Pension Office
Mostt Conner Feb. 27th
W.H.
W. Sney
Genl Lewis G. G.
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

Conway New Hampshire Feb 26 1836
Hon Lewis Cass Sir, Capt Elijah Dinsmore, a Pensioner of about fifty dollars a year under the last act of Congress, wishes me to state to you that he made his declaration, accompanied by undoubted evidence, that he served nineteen and a half months in the Revolutionary war and is drawing for only about 15 months. He thinks Mr Richards Garlands testimony was either overlooked or not sent on.
Will you please give the Commission direction to examine his papers & see if that be the case. He was, I believe, pensioned as a fifer in Capt Elijah Dinsmore's Company of Militia and resides in Conway N.H.
Please communicate the result of the investigation to your Ob't, humble Servant
James Willey North Conway N.H.

I Richard Gueland of Moulton, Coos County, New Hampshire, aged 69 years. Testify, that in June 1781, Elijah Dummer entered the service with a detachment, raised to defend the frontier of the State of New Hampshire; under the command of Capt. Smith. That the said detachment returned home about the close of Nov r the same year. And I further testify, that I have been personally acquainted with the Dummer, for more than fifty years last past, that he ever sustained a fair character, & a respectable member of society.
Richard Gueland
State of New Hampshire - Coos County ss. Moulton Aug. 16, 1832. Then personally appeared me, the above named Richard Gueland, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the above affidavit by him subscribed. Eben L. Hall, Just. Peace.
I the subscriber, from long & personal acquaintance with the above named Elijah Dummer, certify: that he has ever sustained a fair moral character; therefore, to his declarations, acts & attestations, full faith & credit is to be given in all cases wherein the same may be required.
State of New Hampshire ss. Eben L. Hall, Just. Peace. Sept. 16 - 1832. Moulton Sept. 13. 1832.
I James Bartlett hereby certify that Ebenezer L. Hall whose name is above signed is a justice of the peace for said County of Strafford Coos James Bartlett Regt. Prob. Court.